“If you don’t like the way this game is going, I can take my team and go home,” declared Madison threateningly.
“If you do so, Nort, you know Fardale will refuse to have any dealings whatever with you in the future. You have a good lead in the game now, and you may win it. If you wish to quit under such circumstances, why—go ahead.”
“What will you do if I don’t quit? What will you do if I simply decline to change umpires, and continue the game?”
“I shall step out onto the field and make an announcement. I shall state for all to hear just what I know in regard to that umpire.”
“Oh, well, we won’t have any fuss over it!” exclaimed Nort, suddenly weakening. “I don’t want to keep a fellow in there that you’re kicking about. Go ahead and take him out?”
“Who shall we put in his place?”
“Any one you please. I don’t care. Where is your regular umpire?”
“Tell you what we will do,” said Dick. “We will take a man from the bench and you take one of your men, and we will let the two finish umpiring the game. That will make it perfectly satisfactory on both sides. What do you say to that?”
“All right; I’m agreeable,” nodded Madison.
The umpire was greatly astonished when he was called to leave the field. He walked off in high indignation, expressing his feelings in mutterings.